State Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid laid the foundation stone of the country's first wind power plant project in Khurushkul, Cox's Bazar Thursday. "Renewable energy will play an important role in future power generation. The contribution of renewable energy in the energy mix of the country has been growing," he said while laying the foundation of the 60MW wind power plant in Cox's Bazar. Read: Bangladesh Army ensures regional peace, stability: Army Chief US-DK Green Energy (BD), a private firm, is setting up the country's first independent power producer (IPP) wind plant from which the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will buy electricity. The sponsor company will invest $116.51 million to develop the plant which will have 22 turbines, each having a generation capacity of three megawatts and a height of 120m. According to the BPDB, the plant will come into operation by December this year. The state minister said more wind power plants will be set up across different places of the country. Read: PM vows to uplift Bangladesh to a developed nation He said the project is a part of the government's development plan in Cox's Bazar including the Matarbari power plant, deep seaport and LPG terminal.